Sacramento State Hornets at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
· Big Sky Championship - Final
Olivares, Randhawa lead Sac State women to 1st NCAA tourney
The third-seeded Hornets and top-seeded Lumberjacks, who tied for the regular-season title with Montana State, played even except for Sacrament State dominated the second quarter 15-4 to avenge two losses to NAU this season.
Olivares hit a tough shot in the lane as time expired at the end of the first quarter to give Sacrament State a 22-18 lead and the momentum. The Hornets scored the first seven points of the second quarter and added an 8-0 run after a Northern Arizona free throw.
After missing 13 straight shots, the Lumberjacks hit a 3-pointer in the final minute and trailed 37-22 at the break.
Big Sky MVP Kahlaijah Dean, a transfer from Oakland, added 16 points for the Hornets (25-7), who have won nine straight to match the 2013-14 team.
Although Dean was just 1 of 10 from 3-point range her only make came seven seconds after tipoff and Sacramento State never trailed.
Emily Rodabaugh scored 18 points for Northern Arizona (21-13), which had won six straight and was playing in its second straight title game. Regan Schenck added 12 and Olivia Moran 10. The only NCAA Tournament appearance for the Lumberjacks came in 2006.
Sacramento State led by 20 late in the third quarter after a Randhawa 3. Schenck opened the fourth with a 3 to make it 52-42 and Moran's layup cut it to 70-61 before the Hornets scored the next five from the foul line.
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- TV Channel: Hornets vs Lumberjacks 2021 College Basketball, week 18, is broadcasted on ESPNU.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 76 - 63 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 76 - 63 |
| 4th 0:11 |  |
Kahlaijah Dean Defensive Rebound. | 76 - 63 |
| 4th 0:15 |  |
Regan Schenck missed Three Point Jumper. | 76 - 63 |
| 4th 0:17 | |
Emily Rodabaugh Defensive Rebound. | 76 - 63 |
Statistics
 SAC |
NAU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-55 | FG | 25-69 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 10-28 | 3PT | 6-19 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 16-22 | FT | 7-11 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 11 | Assists | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 14 | Fouls | 21 |
| 20 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Boise, ID
Capacity:
2025-26 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| Northern Colorado | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| Idaho State | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Montana State | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Eastern Washington | 0-0 | - | 6-6 |
| Sacramento State | 0-0 | - | 6-7 |
| Weber State | 0-0 | - | 6-7 |
| Portland State | 0-0 | - | 4-8 |
| Northern Arizona | 0-0 | - | 4-9 |
| Montana | 0-0 | - | 3-8 |